All interconnectors
Wed 24 Jun- Imported
- 8GWh
- Exported
- 41GWh
- Net out
- 33GWh
- Average net flow
- 1.37GW out
Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain
Great Britain’s electricity on Wednesday 24 June 2020
On Wednesday 24 June, demand averaged 28.0 GW. Renewables supplied 28%.
Price
£30.33/MWh
Day average £30.33
Demand28.0GW
Generation 29.3Transfers −1.3
Fossil fuels47%
Renewables28%
Other24%
Carbon intensityModerate
204g/kWh
0Day average 204300
Key moments
On Wednesday 24 June 2020, gas supplied 47% of Great Britain’s electricity and wind 17%. Demand peaked at 34.9 GW at 12:30. Carbon intensity averaged 204 g/kWh and the price £30.33/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 6.1 GW at 20:25. Solar generation peaked at 8.9 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 02:30 (168 g/kWh) and highest at 21:00 (236 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £15.45/MWh at 23:00 to £44.70/MWh at 17:30. Gas made 48% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 38% across 2020.
Charts
Generation, demand, price and carbon
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Solar 3.1610.6%Wind 4.9516.6%Gas 14.1047.4%Hydro 0.341.1%Biomass 2.337.8%Nuclear 4.4615.0%
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£35.19
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184 g
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Demand 23.2Generation 22.3Transfers 1.0
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Demand 28.0avgGeneration 29.3avgTransfers −1.3avg
Peak demand34.9GW · 12:30
Low 19.3 · 04:45Avg 28.00–40 GW
Made in Great Britain105%of demand
Generation 29.3Transfers −1.3 GW
Net exports33GWh
In8
Out41
Zero-carbon share44%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 1%Wind 17%Solar 11%
Transfers · Wed 24 Jun
Interconnectors and storage
On Wednesday 24 June 2020, Great Britain imported 8 GWh and exported 41 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from Belgium (3 GWh), and the most exports went to France (22 GWh).
Belgium
Nemo LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-2.5
-2
-1.5
-1
-0.5
0
0.5
1
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In 3.4 GWhOut 3.4 GWh
Denmark
Viking LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-2.5
-2
-1.5
-1
-0.5
0
0.5
1
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
France
IFA · IFA2 · ElecLinkAverage0.90GWExporting
-2.5
-2
-1.5
-1
-0.5
0
0.5
1
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 0.4 GWhOut 22.0 GWh
Ireland
Moyle · East–West · GreenlinkAverage0.37GWExporting
-2.5
-2
-1.5
-1
-0.5
0
0.5
1
00:0006:0012:0018:00
In 1.3 GWhOut 10.3 GWh
Netherlands
BritNedAverage0.10GWExporting
-2.5
-2
-1.5
-1
-0.5
0
0.5
1
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In 2.6 GWhOut 4.9 GWh
Norway
North Sea LinkAverage0.00GWIdle
-2.5
-2
-1.5
-1
-0.5
0
0.5
1
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In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh
Pumped storage
Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · FoyersAverage0.03GWGenerating
-2.5
-2
-1.5
-1
-0.5
0
0.5
1
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Generated 2.4 GWhPumped 1.7 GWh
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